Sorry - not a Rinker

howardrams

Just found this pic I took in February while in Florida.  It's what $7 million will get you.  

Michael T

@howardrams -did you put an offer on it?

LaRea

$7M but they couldn't afford to put rails on the foredeck.

Michael T

@LaRea - why rails? Aren't those for safety on the open water? Do think that "martini barge" actually leaves the dock? LOL 

LaRea

Slip queen for sure!  But seriously, that style of boat cracks me up.  Such vanity.  The foredeck is totally unsafe, but they tolerate it for the sake of appearance.  

Handymans342

Boys, that is a Tuna fishing machine, not an EC!!! And it has Diesels!!!!!!

raybo3

That boat is nice but no way is it worth $7 million not even close....... And IMO it should have rails along the bow.

Glassguy54

WAAAAY over priced for sure. What do y'all suppose its length is? Maybe around 40' or so? I've seen listings for a 2010 Donzi 80, an 80' sport fisher for $4,750,000
and a 2010 Viking Sport, 82', for just under 5 million!

LaRea

The distance between pilings is probably 8-10 feet, so that would make the boat 48 to 60 feet.

If you ask the owner why he didn't buy the optional safety rails, he'd probably reply:  "I'm a serious offshore fisher-person, and as such, I don't engage in frivolous trifles such as rafting up or anchoring out.  Canyon-masters like me rarely set foot on the foredeck, and we don't need railings.  Also, you are a total panty-waist for asking."  

(Well, even if he didn't say that last part out loud, he'd probably think it.)  

Of course, that reasoning ignores necessities such as handling bow lines, cleaning the deck, or any number of emergency situations.  But people do it anyway.  

Stodge

Handymans342 said:

Boys, that is a Tuna fishing machine, not an EC!!! And it has Diesels!!!!!!

I bet the gas engine version is only $3M.  

Handymans342

I wish Rinker or new owners would make a fishing/cruiser boat. 

Black_Diamond

I'd never pay that kind of money for that boat. Even if I could. lol. Yet they sell them all day long. A fool and his money....

Michael T

@BD, isn't it usually a fool and our money?

Handymans342

MT, that is a US citizen.... LOL

JC290

Stodge said:

Handymans342 said:

Boys, that is a Tuna fishing machine, not an EC!!! And it has Diesels!!!!!!

I bet the gas engine version is only $3M.  

And it doesn't smell like an oil burner and goes faster lol 

Handymans342

JC, not.

howardrams

I think the boat was a 62 or 66' Viking with MAN V-12's.  I was fueling my 20' outboard rental boat looking up at it and feeling insignificant.

raybo3

I still don't think its worth $7 million............ For that kind of money I would buy a 100 foot Azmit...........

TonyWalker

I am still very happy with our trusty ole 342.

raybo3

Me too Tony....... I was only trying to make a point about the Azmit......LOL

MarkB

That is a 66' boat. This is how I figured it out. Radar dome is about 2 ft in diameter, that's my main assumption (maybe I'm wrong there). On my screen it measures 6 mm wide.  Boat measures 200 mm wide.  So the boat is 33 times longer than the dome is wide. If the dome is 2 ft diameter, the boat is 66' long.

I would say $7 million is way too much for that boat. Maybe $4 to $5 million. Still way more money than I have.

Black_Diamond

I was on a very clean 1997 SeaRay 45' express cruiser tonight that is for sale.  1300 hrs, twin cats.  $150k.  Not bad.

Handymans342

Had to be outdated BD

raybo3

That $7 million is not new. I say that boat in nothe worth more than 1.5

Michael T

Prices of cruisers in the 30 to 50 foot LOA in my area are crazy low. I don't know what's causing it - low stock market, older guys getting out of boating or simply the costs of the boating game. Many big Sea Rays, Cruisers, Carvers, Chaparrals, Four Winns and Rinkers for sale.

Black_Diamond

45' SR Express Cruiser I looked at last weekend was $150k with storage and a slip for a year. Great buy for the money I think. Anyone have extra loose change?

TonyWalker

Man, how I love our 342.  She is right in the "sweet spot."

Michael T

@BD that sounds like a great buy for the money. I`m pretty sure that boat is over a million dollars new - or darn close.

Black_Diamond

Tempting.  Just need a cash infusion. lol  1300hrs, great shape inside and out.  Plus the big Cats for Handy!  lol

Michael T

@TonyWalker. 100% agreement -  Rinker 342, arguably the cruiser ever made in that LOA. That's why we love our 2014 EC 360 - it came from the 342! It is faster, way taller inside and far prettier than any of the competitors. As well, I don't have three of four big powder coated 1.5" pipes attached to my windshield to hold up a fiberglass hardtop. Friggin ugly IMO...... then there 's the Rinker cockpit. How do you spell cockpit envy .....RINKER! ;-)  Let's see: lots of room, cockpit fridge, freezer and blender. 110 and 12v receptacles,  great lines of sight, plenty of accessories. Oh year - Rinkers Rule! :-)